- In Mexico, NOM NOM-197-SSA1-2000 establishes the minimum infrastructure and equipment requirements for hospitals and specialized medical care offices.
- One of the most expensive hospitals in the world is being built in Las Vegas.
- Based on the plans, it is sought to build a multimillion-dollar medical campus that includes a hospital and a research center, as well as office and retail buildings.
To provide medical care not only requires qualified personnel but also adequate facilities. For the same reason, it is an industry in which strong economic investments are needed. The purchase of professional equipment and adapting the facilities involves too much money. But do you know which are the most expensive hospitals that began construction in 2022?
The first thing that must be clear is that the construction of a hospital or health center must follow a series of indications. The central objective is to offer facilities that are safe for both patients and medical staff.
Just as an example, in our country there is the NOM-197-SSA1-2000 which establishes the minimum infrastructure and equipment requirements for hospitals and specialized medical care offices.
Within its content it mentions everything from the facilities that must be granted to people with mobility problems to the type of construction material needed. In case of not complying with the stipulations, the property can be fined and even cancelled.
The most expensive hospitals in the world
Now, to know the most expensive hospitals that began its construction this 2022 on MedCity News portal published an article. Although it only covers the United States, the analysis allows us to know the amount of the works and in all cases it is expected that it will take between eight and 10 years to see the projects completed.
New luxury medical campus in Las Vegas – 5 billion dollars
The most ostentatious hospital work of today is carried out by Pacific Group in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. It started in March 2022 and is expected to have a final cost of five billion dollars. Based on the plans, it is sought to build a multimillion-dollar medical campus that includes a hospital and a research center, as well as office and retail buildings.
The main hospital will have more than 600 beds. While it seeks to create more than 10,000 direct. For his part, It is stipulated that the project will be completed in 2032.
New University of California San Francisco Hospital – $4.3 billion
In May 2022, the construction of a new hospital was approved by the University of California at San Francisco. It will be valued at $4.3 billion and will be at the UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center, located in the Parnassus Heights neighborhood of San Francisco.
The new hospital’s health system will increase its overall inpatient bed capacity by 37%. With this, it will go from 499 to 682 beds. In addition, this new facility will create around 1,400 jobs.
The new hospital is scheduled to open in 2030 and will meet new California earthquake-resistance standards that take effect that year.
New University of California Medical Tower – $3.8 billion
In May of this 2022 the University of California Davis Medical Center began to demolish part of its offices to begin construction of a new Medical Tower that requires an investment of 3.8 billion dollars.
Like the new UC San Francisco hospital, the UC Davis Medical Tower is scheduled to open in 2030. The 14-story tower and five-story pavilion will replace portions of the medical center that do not meet standards. California earthquake resistance standards.
Spanning one million square feet, the project will include about 400 single-patient rooms, new operating rooms, an imaging center and a larger pharmacy.
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